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| NISB - Always a Work in Progress |
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| Those Who Know Northern Illinois High School Sports Know about NISB! |
I would like to welcome you to Northern Illinois Sports Beat! We have been alive and well
since June 15, 2004 when there was a need for a website of this nature. Part of the reason
why this website has survived is because of it's continuous service to the high schools of
Northern Illinois, and the support we have received from it.
Our roots go back to a website called NCIC Preps, created by Matt Gingrich in 1997. That
site soon changed its name to NCI Preps and ran until 2004. Five days after the shutdown
of NCI Preps, an NCI Preps message board poster, Cody Cutter, started Northern Illinois
Sports Beat to take its place. Northern Illinois Sports Beat kept the same message boards
and even expanded on the content somewhat.
Northern Illinois Sports Beat is a high school sports web site for the purpose of compiling
information about Northern Illinois High School Sports. This web site is NOT school or
schools, conference or conferences in the state of Illinois or with any other web site.
Those in the know about Northern Illinois high school sports know about Northern Illinois
Sports Beat. Through message boards, stories, features and blogs, Northern Illinois Sports
Beat* is all about high school sports.
*Not affiliated with Northern Illinois University (NIU)
In the seven years of existence of NISB there had been many features arrive and go, as
well as types of message boards. NISB has had three different types of message boards,
and currently they are provided by ProBoards. There was also a shortening of NISB's
domain name, and later a domain name of its own.
Our mission is to provide the best coverage for high school sports in Northern Illinois. On
the website, you will find the following available to you at NO cost:
Message Boards
Pick'ems
High School Histories
Recent News Stories (like the ones you see in the newspaper)
Recent Game Articles, Feature Stories and other special features
Web Links to area sports web pages
Web Links to area team web pages
... and a whole LOT more!
The only things we charge for are our archived stories and copies of photographs.
High School Sports are always going to be a staple of the communities of Northern Illinois.
Thank you for your patronizing your high schools athletic events, and if you haven't, I'd
encourage you to do so. These athletes and students are your future, and parents,
watching them grow is a wonderful sight to see. In a Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A school, the
years in high school are the best ones of your life.
The #1 way people come to NISB is by spreading the word. Please know that we will NEVER
intend to force anyone to spread the word, but it is more than certainly welcome.
The success of Northern Illinois Sports Beat cannot happen without YOU, the viewer! So,
do you like what you're seeing? Want to help out by spreading the word about Northern
Illinois Sports Beat?
We have NISB business cards, flyers, and flyer business information for you if you would
like it. They are free of charge. The business cards, which come in a page of ten, are the
same ones I hand out to coaches and players that I interview ... you know, to tell them
exactly where I'm from. The flyers are made to be fringe-cut, available to be posted at any
bulletin board. The flyer business information is something you can hand to the business
you are posting your flyer at. That way they think you are not someone who just wants
attention. The cards and flyers have some color on them.
All three are available, just by "contacting us" in the button on the navigation bar.
You'll be sent a file through the E-mail that contains whatever you asked for. From that
point on, you can print, copy and forward as many times as you want.We are always looking
for ways to improve the status of the website. Please do not hesitate to E-mail us if you
have a question or comment.
Thank you for visiting, and I hope you keep coming back!
Cody Cutter
Publisher, Northern Illinois Sports Beat
since June 15, 2004 when there was a need for a website of this nature. Part of the reason
why this website has survived is because of it's continuous service to the high schools of
Northern Illinois, and the support we have received from it.
Our roots go back to a website called NCIC Preps, created by Matt Gingrich in 1997. That
site soon changed its name to NCI Preps and ran until 2004. Five days after the shutdown
of NCI Preps, an NCI Preps message board poster, Cody Cutter, started Northern Illinois
Sports Beat to take its place. Northern Illinois Sports Beat kept the same message boards
and even expanded on the content somewhat.
Northern Illinois Sports Beat is a high school sports web site for the purpose of compiling
information about Northern Illinois High School Sports. This web site is NOT school or
schools, conference or conferences in the state of Illinois or with any other web site.
Those in the know about Northern Illinois high school sports know about Northern Illinois
Sports Beat. Through message boards, stories, features and blogs, Northern Illinois Sports
Beat* is all about high school sports.
*Not affiliated with Northern Illinois University (NIU)
In the seven years of existence of NISB there had been many features arrive and go, as
well as types of message boards. NISB has had three different types of message boards,
and currently they are provided by ProBoards. There was also a shortening of NISB's
domain name, and later a domain name of its own.
Our mission is to provide the best coverage for high school sports in Northern Illinois. On
the website, you will find the following available to you at NO cost:
Message Boards
Pick'ems
High School Histories
Recent News Stories (like the ones you see in the newspaper)
Recent Game Articles, Feature Stories and other special features
Web Links to area sports web pages
Web Links to area team web pages
... and a whole LOT more!
The only things we charge for are our archived stories and copies of photographs.
High School Sports are always going to be a staple of the communities of Northern Illinois.
Thank you for your patronizing your high schools athletic events, and if you haven't, I'd
encourage you to do so. These athletes and students are your future, and parents,
watching them grow is a wonderful sight to see. In a Class 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A school, the
years in high school are the best ones of your life.
The #1 way people come to NISB is by spreading the word. Please know that we will NEVER
intend to force anyone to spread the word, but it is more than certainly welcome.
The success of Northern Illinois Sports Beat cannot happen without YOU, the viewer! So,
do you like what you're seeing? Want to help out by spreading the word about Northern
Illinois Sports Beat?
We have NISB business cards, flyers, and flyer business information for you if you would
like it. They are free of charge. The business cards, which come in a page of ten, are the
same ones I hand out to coaches and players that I interview ... you know, to tell them
exactly where I'm from. The flyers are made to be fringe-cut, available to be posted at any
bulletin board. The flyer business information is something you can hand to the business
you are posting your flyer at. That way they think you are not someone who just wants
attention. The cards and flyers have some color on them.
All three are available, just by "contacting us" in the button on the navigation bar.
You'll be sent a file through the E-mail that contains whatever you asked for. From that
point on, you can print, copy and forward as many times as you want.We are always looking
for ways to improve the status of the website. Please do not hesitate to E-mail us if you
have a question or comment.
Thank you for visiting, and I hope you keep coming back!
Cody Cutter
Publisher, Northern Illinois Sports Beat